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Technological lessons from the Fukushima Dai-Ichi Accident /

"Following the devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami that afflicted Japan in March 2011, some of the reactors of the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant began to release radioactive material into the environment. This study draws lessons from this experience regarding technological count...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dion-Schwarz, Cynthia (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND, [2016]
Colección:Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-857-OSD.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Preface-- Summary
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • 1. Introduction: The Events Leading to the Contamination
  • Motivation
  • Organization of This Report
  • 2. Characterizing the Extent of Contamination: The Fukushima Experience with Characterizing the Extent of Contamination
  • Potential Solutions
  • Chapter Findings
  • . 3. Preventing Radiation Damage and Further Dispersion of Material: The Problem of Radiation Suits and Collective Protection
  • The Problem of Personal Dosimetry
  • The Problem of Medical and Genetic Aspects of Radiation Health Effects
  • The Problem of Agriculture, Food, and Drinking Water
  • The Problem of Containing Contaminated Materials to Prevent Further Dispersion
  • Chapter Findings
  • 4. Decontamination and Collection of Radioactive Material: Physical Methods of Decontamination
  • Chemical Methods of Decontamination
  • Decontamination of Water
  • Biological Methods of Decontamination
  • The Fukushima Experience
  • Potential Solutions to the Decontamination Problem
  • Chapter Findings
  • 5. Disposing of Contaminated Materials: Chapter Findings
  • 6. Robotics Issues: Chapter Findings
  • . 7. Earlier Lessons from the Chernobyl Experience: The Chernobyl Experience with Characterizing the Extent of Contamination
  • The Chernobyl Experience with Decontamination
  • The Chernobyl Experience with in Situ Containment of Radioactive Contamination
  • Chapter Findings
  • . 8. Conclusions and Recommendations
  • References
  • For Further Reading.
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Characterizing the extent of contamination
  • . 3. Preventing radiation damage and further dispersion of material
  • 4. Decontamination and collection of radioactive material
  • 5. Disposing of contaminated materials
  • 6. Robotics issues
  • . 7. Earlier lessons from the Chernobyl experience
  • . 8. Conclusions and recommendations.